The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-10-08
The OGDEN CHAMBER.
A Few Final Remarks From Those
Interested.

OGDEN, October z, 1887.-LSpecial to
THE HERALD. lowing to the lateness
of the hour at which the Chamber of
Commerce adjourned last evening, I
omitted to mention the resignation from
that body of Fred. J. Kiesel, which
was handed to the Chamber of Com
merce on Wednesday evening 1t reads
as follows:
OGDEN, October 1857
TO The President and Directors OF thc Uji.4t
Chamber OF Commerce.:
GentLsmen-I became a men Der OF
your BODY atits inception, believing til ct
all members would heartily ana curuI-
ally unite in advancing the true bust
ness interests of Ogden. This ia fact
was the avowed and published object -.
the organization.
While believing that much good has
been done, l am constrained to state
that l am not in harmony with many
of the late actions of the Chamber aud
| think my usefulness therein exhausted
beg therefore, resp c;fully to with
draw. Respectfully you5S. &c,
Fred j. kIEsEL.
The resignation was, o. course, &C
capted. This morning your representa-
rive had interviews with several of the
business men a. Ogden on the subject
and the idea was generally expressed
that the action of Mr.. Kiesel would be
followed soon by uum Ger of others.
VINO have grown decidedly weary of the
antics of few individuals, who
have succeeded in bulldozing other
members from whom better Things
might have been expected into their
way of thinking. "The emphatic snub,
however," said one of the gentlemen,
administered to the ckers last even
ing, may have the effect TO cool their
ardor slightly and bring them to realize
that there are other persons in the
worl besides thems lives. This idea
that Ogden must be built up and made
famous at the expense of the rest OF the
territory, or any portion of it. for that
matter, is rot, pure and simple. Ali
that we want, all that we can expect. is
fair show, and we can safely trust to
our natural advantages for the rest-the
BOOM"
But you had a fair shown fact,
you were favored in the division OF
neutral ground in the matter OF
rates, and yet there was a hue
and cry raised that you (the ogden mer-
chants) were being robbed by the Salt
Lakers."
"Ah, yes. that is true; but the hue
and cry, as you term it, was not made
by responsible parties. A newspaper
man, anxious to fill space, began the
kick, and so thoroughly succeeded in
pulling the wool over the eyes of few
others as to induce them to join in with
him. These, however, now see into
what an absurd position this mcada-
cious fellow has led them and are thor
oughiy ashamed of themselves for being
so easily gulled. The root of the mat
ter IS, l am thoroughly convinced, more
of a personal nature than anything
else-it had It's origin in personal spite,
without a doubt, and this kind Of
thing cannot he lept up much
longer without having d weakening eff
feet upon the Organization-indeed, as
you see by the resignation of Mr.. Kiesel,
it is already beginning tohave its effect.
Heretofore, the business men OF Ogden
have been more united-hsve pulled to-
gether more tremendously than those
of any other city; but now, just when
unity is needed, when every nerve
needs strsining to its utmost tension to
accomplish our desires, in step few
indictments and endeavor- either will
fully or through ignorance-the latter
presumably-to undo that which we
have been years in accomplishing. l
sincerely hope that We have hat the
last OF this baby act'-let no trifing
differences or personal pique stand in
the way of Ogden's future greatness.
Let US have peace"